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John Lineker

John Lineker

1141 ELO #61

"Hands of Stone"

MMA 31-9-0 · UFC 12-4-0 · Bantamweight · Last fought 7 years and 45 days ago

John Lineker "Hands of Stone" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: John Lineker has 12 wins in the UFC. John Lineker lands an average of 5.36 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.56 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Bantamweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1141), and have not fought John Lineker before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Marcus McGhee 5-1-0 36 1078 0.0 63
Cody Stamann 7-7-0 36 985 0.0 156
Merab Dvalishvili 14-3-0 35 1194 1.0 53
Chris Gutierrez 10-4-0 35 1063 1.0 78
Cody Durden 7-8-0 35 994 1.0 147
Saimon Oliveira 0-4-0 35 939 1.0 202

Fight Results Breakdown

16
Total Fights

Biggest Win

John Dodson in 2016
Opponent ELO: 1096

Biggest Upset Loss

Cory Sandhagen in 2019
Your ELO: 1141 · Opponent ELO: 1063 · Favored by 78

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 3'
Weight
Bantamweight
Reach
67'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Jun 12 1990
Age
36
Peak ELO
1141
ELO Rank
61 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
288-122-8
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1027.6
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1012.0

Performance Statistics

SLpM
5.36
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
40%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
4.27
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
56%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.56
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
58%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.6
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

John Lineker Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2019-04-27 UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson Cory Sandhagen S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2018-05-12 UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington Brian Kelleher KO/TKO Punch 3 3:43 Win -
2017-10-28 UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida Marlon Vera U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2016-12-30 UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey TJ Dillashaw U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2016-10-01 UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson John Dodson S-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2016-07-13 UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker Michael McDonald KO/TKO Punch 1 2:43 Win -
2016-05-14 UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic Rob Font U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2015-09-05 UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 Francisco Rivera SUB Guillotine Choke 1 2:08 Win -
2015-01-31 UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz Ian McCall U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2014-07-16 UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller Alptekin Ozkilic KO/TKO Punch 3 4:51 Win -
2014-02-01 UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 Ali Bagautinov U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2013-10-26 UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz Phil Harris KO/TKO Punch 1 2:51 Win -
2013-08-03 UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung Jose Maria KO/TKO Punches 2 1:03 Win -
2013-05-18 UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold Azamat Gashimov KO/TKO Punch 2 1:07 Win -
2012-11-10 UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le Yasuhiro Urushitani U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2012-05-05 UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller Louis Gaudinot SUB Guillotine Choke 2 4:54 Loss -

ELO Progression Over Time

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John Lineker ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
16 2019-04-27 Cory Sandhagen 1063 Loss 0 1141
15 2018-05-12 Brian Kelleher 1048 Win +18 1141
14 2017-10-28 Marlon Vera 1046 Win +13 1123
13 2016-12-30 TJ Dillashaw 1152 Loss -15 1110
12 2016-10-01 John Dodson 1096 Win 0 1125
11 2016-07-13 Michael McDonald 1065 Win +19 1125
10 2016-05-14 Rob Font 1042 Win +14 1106
9 2015-09-05 Francisco Rivera 1032 Win +19 1092
8 2015-01-31 Ian McCall 1007 Win +14 1073
7 2014-07-16 Alptekin Ozkilic 984 Win +18 1059
6 2014-02-01 Ali Bagautinov 1037 Loss -17 1041
5 2013-10-26 Phil Harris 1001 Win +19 1058
4 2013-08-03 Jose Maria 1000 Win +20 1039
3 2013-05-18 Azamat Gashimov 985 Win +20 1019
2 2012-11-10 Yasuhiro Urushitani 985 Win +16 999
1 2012-05-05 Louis Gaudinot 984 Loss -17 983

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